Sandya Eknelygoda

By I. Kaviratne The pen, they say, is mightier than the sword, and in Sri Lanka, we have put that into question. As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, we take a moment to remember the journalists who were assassinated, forcefully disappeared, threatened and harassed in Sri Lanka. Journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda who […]

Image: Sandya Eknelygoda joins 12 other women from across the world in Washington, D.C. to receive the U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage award for 2017. The 13 honorees were chosen for their advocacy on issues as diverse as combatting early child marriage, gender-based violence, human smuggling. Each year, the U.S. Department of […]